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House Speaker Martin Romualdez said they will push for the retention of funds allocated for fuel subsidy and Libreng Sakay programs under the Department of Transportation (DOTr). “This is one of the pro-people provisions of the proposed national budget. Kailangan ito ng mga mamamayan,” Romualdez said. The House of Representatives decided to earmark P5.5 billion […]
Senator Sonny Angara assured that the Senate will work for the continued grant of “ayuda” or aid in support of sectors that are still feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Angara gave the assurance during the bicameral conference committee meetings on the 2023 national budget. Unlike the ayuda that was provided during the height […]
Senator Sonny Angara said the P2.3 billion proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2023 will remain intact. Angara said it is a big increase from the current P702 million budget but the OVP is an important office which the Committee on Finance wants to support. “Out of respect, we’ve never […]
Senator Francis Tolentino has suggested that the proposed P5.268-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2023 must be adjusted into an annual government allocation program that is both flexible and receptive to future natural and man-made disasters. Tolentino made the remarks during his weekly radio program on DZRH, amid the catastrophic devastation of Tropical Storm Paeng […]
The P2.31 billion proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) swiftly breezed through the House Committee on Appropriations chaired by AKO BICOL Party-list Representative Zaldy Co after only a 10-minute hearing. After the opening remarks of Co, Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan moved to terminate the OVP budget briefing as a courtesy of […]
Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel has asked Malacañang to include in the proposed 2023 national budget the extra P25 billion needed to pay for the P500 increase in the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens. “We are hoping that the P25 billion will be factored into the budget bill that the Palace is scheduled […]
Senator-elect and Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero said he would like to see the speedy passage of the government’s P5.2-trillion spending package for 2023 to pump prime the economy and provide the much-needed assistance to small businesses and the agriculture sector still hurting from the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Matagal ko nang sinasabi na […]